Punjabn.

Brit.

/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/,

/ˈpʌndʒɑːb/,

/pʊnˈdʒɑːb/,

/ˈpʊndʒɑːb/, U.S.

/ˈpənˌdʒɑb/

Forms: 1800s– Panjab, 1800s– Punjab, 1800s– Punjaub.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Panjāb.

Etymology: < Urdu Panjāb, the name of an extensive region in South Asia, now divided between India and Pakistan < Persian panj five + āb water, so called on account of its five rivers. Compare earlier Punjabi n., Punjabi adj.Compare the following earlier occurrence of the place name Panjab in an English context:1783 J. Rennell Mem. Map Hindoostan iii. 55 The Panjab country having been in the route of the three great conquerors, Alexander, Timur (or Tamerlane) and Nadir Shaw.

1. attributive. Of the Punjab; designating people or things originating in, relating to, or characteristic of the Punjab; Punjabi.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > India > parts of India

Mogul1617

Hindustan1655

Malabaric1680

Malabarian1709

Mogulish1719

Bengalian1769

Punjabi1794

Bengalic1801

Oriya1801

Telugu1816

Karnata1820

Punjab1833

Kanarese1838

Mysorean1851

Marwari1855

Bengali1858

Andaman1860

Lushai1862

Manipuri1868

Jaipur1889

Malabarese1922

Madrasi1924

Mewari1925

Maharashtrian1954

Bangla1971

1833 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 3 135 The Indus from Bukkur till joined by the Punjab rivers.

1862 Times 27 Dec. 8/5 These officials are the real cause of the discontent, which a steady application of the Punjab system by a Punjab man would for ever remove.

1882 Nature 2 Nov. 417/1 The Punjaub Sheep was introduced into the Zoological Society's series nearly thirty years ago.

1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 205/2 Punjab Baskets. Nest of 6 baskets, complete—3/0.

1954 M. Wheeler Archaeology from Earth xi. 139 A Punjab peasant, whose mind was constantly on his work whether he was on duty or off.

1989 L. Deighton Spy Line xviii. 243 This room could have been the Punjab bungalow of some pukka regimental officer.

2004 Daily Tel. 19 Apr. 3/8 The dancing, which went on till the early hours, developed into noisy Punjab bhangra.

2. Punjab head n. now historical forgetfulness or mental confusion experienced by European settlers in India and elsewhere, said to be caused by exposure to a tropical climate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [noun] > forgetfulness, oblivion

forgetelnessa1000

forgetel-shipc1330

forgetting1340

forgettingnessa1387

obliviona1393

unremembrancec1449

forgetness1474

forgetfulness1477

oubliance1477

obliviousness?1531

oblivium1699

irrecollection1738

obliviscence1775

irretention1827

irretentiveness1849

oblivescence1880

Punjab head1887

1887 R. Kipling in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 28 Apr. 112 The Doctor came back to us and told us that Aphasia was like all the arrears of ‘Punjab head’ falling in a lump.

1910 Practitioner Jan. 18 When a man begins to worry it is time for him to go home, and that applies if he suffers from the so-called Aden or Burma or Punjaub or Madras head.

2005 Courier Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 19 Mar. m8 British doctors identified a condition they named ‘Punjab head’, symptoms of which were exhaustion and memory loss caused by the tropical sun's rays.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punjab
释义	Punjabn. Brit. /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/, /ˈpʌndʒɑːb/, /pʊnˈdʒɑːb/, /ˈpʊndʒɑːb/, U.S. /ˈpənˌdʒɑb/ Forms: 1800s– Panjab, 1800s– Punjab, 1800s– Punjaub. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Panjāb. Etymology: < Urdu Panjāb, the name of an extensive region in South Asia, now divided between India and Pakistan < Persian panj five + āb water, so called on account of its five rivers. Compare earlier Punjabi n., Punjabi adj.Compare the following earlier occurrence of the place name Panjab in an English context:1783 J. Rennell Mem. Map Hindoostan iii. 55 The Panjab country having been in the route of the three great conquerors, Alexander, Timur (or Tamerlane) and Nadir Shaw. 1. attributive. Of the Punjab; designating people or things originating in, relating to, or characteristic of the Punjab; Punjabi. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > India > parts of India Mogul1617 Hindustan1655 Malabaric1680 Malabarian1709 Mogulish1719 Bengalian1769 Punjabi1794 Bengalic1801 Oriya1801 Telugu1816 Karnata1820 Punjab1833 Kanarese1838 Mysorean1851 Marwari1855 Bengali1858 Andaman1860 Lushai1862 Manipuri1868 Jaipur1889 Malabarese1922 Madrasi1924 Mewari1925 Maharashtrian1954 Bangla1971 1833 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 3 135 The Indus from Bukkur till joined by the Punjab rivers. 1862 Times 27 Dec. 8/5 These officials are the real cause of the discontent, which a steady application of the Punjab system by a Punjab man would for ever remove. 1882 Nature 2 Nov. 417/1 The Punjaub Sheep was introduced into the Zoological Society's series nearly thirty years ago. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 205/2 Punjab Baskets. Nest of 6 baskets, complete—3/0. 1954 M. Wheeler Archaeology from Earth xi. 139 A Punjab peasant, whose mind was constantly on his work whether he was on duty or off. 1989 L. Deighton Spy Line xviii. 243 This room could have been the Punjab bungalow of some pukka regimental officer. 2004 Daily Tel. 19 Apr. 3/8 The dancing, which went on till the early hours, developed into noisy Punjab bhangra. 2. Punjab head n. now historical forgetfulness or mental confusion experienced by European settlers in India and elsewhere, said to be caused by exposure to a tropical climate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [noun] > forgetfulness, oblivion forgetelnessa1000 forgetel-shipc1330 forgetting1340 forgettingnessa1387 obliviona1393 unremembrancec1449 forgetness1474 forgetfulness1477 oubliance1477 obliviousness?1531 oblivium1699 irrecollection1738 obliviscence1775 irretention1827 irretentiveness1849 oblivescence1880 Punjab head1887 1887 R. Kipling in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 28 Apr. 112 The Doctor came back to us and told us that Aphasia was like all the arrears of ‘Punjab head’ falling in a lump. 1910 Practitioner Jan. 18 When a man begins to worry it is time for him to go home, and that applies if he suffers from the so-called Aden or Burma or Punjaub or Madras head. 2005 Courier Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 19 Mar. m8 British doctors identified a condition they named ‘Punjab head’, symptoms of which were exhaustion and memory loss caused by the tropical sun's rays. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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